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Patient with tibial plateau insufficiency fractures presents for treatment. Bilateral knee arthroscopic debridement/shaving of the medial femoral condyle, patella and synovial thickening was perfor...
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A patient with previous history of low-grade superficial urothelial carcinoma underwent a transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) in March of 2014. Since that time, she has had several sub...
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A patient with dysphagia and a Zenker’s diverticulum was scheduled to undergo a transoral endoscopic Zenker’s diverticulostomy. According to the operative report, utilizing the CO2 laser, the p...
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A patient with a right planovalgus deformity with a posterior tibial tendon tear and Achilles contracture was seen at our facility for treatment. The patient underwent a posterior tibial tendon rec...
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A patient is seen for revision of a reconstructed left breast. The breast implant found to be upside down within the breast pocket was removed. Irrigation of the pocket and extensive capsulotomies ...
A paraplegic female has suffered from a non-healing wound and fistulous tract on the left hip. She presents for debridement and excision of the fistulous tract. The wound was prepped exposing the l...
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Patient experiencing post-laminectomy syndrome was admitted for a psoas compartment block. Under local anesthesia, the needle was inserted towards the left L5 spinous process and advanced using the...
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A patient with severe refractory benign prostatic hyperplasia of the prostate was seen at our facility to undergo a bipolar vaporization of the prostate. What would be the appropriate CPT code assi...
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CPT code 30930 describes “Fracture nasal inferior turbinate(s), therapeutic”. Since turbinate(s) indicates singular or plural, why is modifier 50, Bilateral procedure, an option? As a ...
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A patient with inferior turbinate hypertrophy was seen at our facility and underwent a bilateral inferior turbinate outfracture and cautery. The code descriptor for CPT code 30930 states “Fractur...
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